"Sister Carrie" is a novel by the American writer Theodore Dreiser, which explores the theme of the American success syndrome. The main character, Carrie, dreams of a better life and decides to leave a small provincial town to find her happiness in Greater Chicago. The novel reflects the complex relationship between poverty and wealth, moral principles and temptation. This is an urgent story about the path to success, about the price that has to be paid, and about the change of values in the process of achieving dreams. Sister Carrie encourages readers to think about the moral aspects of life and the moral choices we make in our lives.